Programme

AstraZeneca has provided sponsorship towards this independent programme. AstraZeneca has had no editorial input into or control over the agenda, content development or choice of speakers, nor opportunity to influence except for the AstraZeneca sponsored symposia.

    

      


The RCGP Annual Conference programme undergoes a peer review process by experienced GPs to ensure that the information presented is both relevant and insightful. Only the top-rated sessions submitted by RCGP members are chosen to be presented at the conference.

This must-attend event provides a valuable opportunity for primary healthcare professionals to learn, share knowledge, and connect with their peers.

This event is made possible by sponsorship from organisations including pharmaceutical companies, med tech companies and service providers none of which have influenced the event content or the choice of speakers. Sessions delivered with input from these organisations are marked as such on the programme and a list of all sponsors can be found here.


Easily filter through the programme based on your chosen topic highlights. Simply choose from the key below to see the programme overview.

Day 1


09:00 - 10:10

PLENARY

Primary care as frontline in a disaster: Some fast reflections: Lucy Easthope, Professor in Practice of Risk and Hazard

Lucy Easthope, author of the bestselling new book ‘When The Dust Settles‘, has spent a career in disaster response. She applies her lessons to the experiences of primary care over the past three years as well as a glimpse into what the future may hold for the profession.

Interview with Dame Carrie MacEwen, Chair of Council, GMC and Professor Kamila Hawthorne, Chair of RCGP Council, RCGP

Conference Chair’s welcome: Dr Margaret Ikpoh, Vice Chair (Professional Development), RCGP
President’s welcome: Dame Clare Gerada, President, RCGP
Chair’s address: Professor Kamila Hawthorne MBE, Chair of RCGP Council, RCGP

Networking break, exhibition and ePoster viewing

10:15 - 11:15

Poster Discussions

10:25 - 11:05

SPONSORED SESSION START TIME

10:20

Menopause Diagnosis and Management: Complex Case Studies sponsored by Theramex *FULLY BOOKED

Sponsored Sessions

Session summary:

  • Be able to commence basic HRT treatment
  • Deal with the management of unopposed estrogen 
  • Menopause management/HRT use in patients with:family history of breast cancer
  • previous VTE episode
  • previous cardiovascular disease

Chair: Dr Chris Provan, representing the RCGP

Sponsored Session by Idorsia *FULLY BOOKED*

Sponsored Sessions

*Session at capacity* 

Chair: Dr Onyinye Okonkwo, representing the RCGP

Dr Joshua Kovoor, GP, North London

Could it be myeloma? The importance of early diagnosis sponsored by Myeloma UK *FULLY BOOKED*

Sponsored Sessions

*Session at capacity*

Myeloma has one of the longest waits from initial symptom presentation to diagnosis (163 days) and 31% of patients are diagnosed via an emergency route. Delayed diagnosis can lead to more severe symptoms, advanced disease, and poor survival rates. GPs face challenges with the non-specific nature of myeloma symptoms. This presentation will feature talks from a consultant haematologist and a GP who is also a myeloma patient. It will focus on the common pitfalls in myeloma diagnosis and highlight how different a patient’s journey can be if myeloma is caught early. This presentation will feature new diagnostic tools, which aid decision making and have been developed in collaboration with GPs and haematologists.

Chair: Dr Chris Williams, representing the RCGP

SPONSORED SESSION START TIME

10:55

La Roche-Posay & CeraVe sponsored session on Acne Update *FULLY BOOKED*

Sponsored Sessions

*Session at capacity*

A reminder of how to treat mild to moderate acne in primary care, update in treatments and possible future directions.


Chair: Dr Aaliya Goyal, representing the RCGP

11:15 - 12:00

A1: Rethinking access to reduce health inequalities: An opportunity to explore the Optimising Access Resource Set *FULLY BOOKED*

Health Inequalities

*Session at capacity*


Learn about and try the Optimising Access Resource Set (OARS)—developed by researchers at the University of Manchester in partnership with patients, carers, voluntary sector, and general practice stakeholders. Longstanding problems of access to general practice contribute to health inequalities, largely because existing ‘solutions’ take a narrow view of access. The OARS are designed to help practices and Primary Care Networks take a broader view of access, see access problems differently, and identify different solutions that address health inequalities. It also details how to work collaboratively with the local patient population and focus on those with the most unmet need.

Chair: Dr Aaliya Goyal

A2: Improving access to cardiorenal protection in T2DM: implementing NICE guidance

Sponsored Sessions

This is a promotional symposium sponsored and organised by AstraZeneca.

This session looks into the NICE type 2 diabetes guidelines, and why changes were implemented in 2022. It explores what it means to go beyond traditional sugar management when treating people with type 2 diabetes, and focusses on the management of the cardiovascular and renal risks associated with type 2 diabetes. It then looks into the what this means practically, and what the benefits of implementing these guidelines can be for your patients and your practice.

Chair: Dr Onyinye Okonkwo

A3: Thriving as an International Medical Graduate in the UK

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in General Practice

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in General Practice

International Medical Graduates are no longer a small minority. It may surprise you to know that they are now about 40% of the GP workforce, which means that they are not marginal but indispensable. They have particular challenges and needs, and in this session, we will explore important issues like:

Now you are working in the UK, how do you feel? Have you come to terms with homesickness, are you feeling content? have you received a satisfactory induction? Have you found your tribe? do you think your day-to-day challenges are becoming more manageable?

Chair: Dr Michael Mulholland

A4: Banishing Superwoman from the NHS

Health & Wellbeing

Superwoman is the archetype of our times. She’s breaking glass ceilings, she’s climbing hierarchies, she’s raising perfect children, she is unstoppable, she’s passionate. She needs no support, but is always available for others. She makes everyone proud, and happy. Everyone is in awe of her. Oh, and she is smoking hot!

And it’s exhausting and unsustainable to be her!

Come along to explore a new way of being. A way that is in tune with your individual needs, dreams, and values. A way that embraces the messiness of life.

A way that encourages you to be fully and joyfully yourself.

Chair: Dr Ursula Mason

A5: Adolescent Health & International Short Papers

ACTION Teens UK survey: Adolescents living with obesity, caregivers and healthcare professionals identify a need for effective weight-related conversations.

Presenter: Carlyanna Hughes, Consultant, Fakenham Medical Practice.


A holistic approach in treatment of acne vulgaris in Adolescence

Presenter: Faramarz Didar, GP, Eastwood Group Practice


Community follow-up of severe acute malnutrition in Liberia, West Africa.

Presenter: Michael Bryant, Doctor, Swansea Bay University Health Board


Chair: Dr Jonny Lyon-Maris

A6: Clinical Short Papers

The Silent Killer: Making Strides In The Detection Of Fatty Liver Disease In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Presenter: Kim Nurse, Locum GP, South London & Meera Kumar, Locum GP, Brixton Hill Group Practice

Amitriptyline at Low-dose and Titrated for Irritable Bowel Syndrome as Second-line Treatment in Primary Care (ATLANTIS): A Double-blind Placebo-controlled Trial
Presenter:Hazel Everitt, Professor of Primary Care Research, Primary Care Research Centre, University Of Southampton

Transitions interventions from hospital to community or primary care: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Presenter: Paul Pascall Jones, Foundation Year 2 Doctor, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Trust, West Middlesex Hospital

Remote access to general practice and inclusion health-a qualitative study of patient perspectives
Presenter: Victoria Tzortziou Brown

Chair: Dr Judith Danby

A7: Adult Safeguarding - A broad view of the impact of domestic abuse across the lifecourse, with a focus on the impact on those with protected characteristics (11:15-12:15) *FULLY BOOKED*

CPD: Clinical Topics

*Session at capacity*

Domestic abuse is appalling in its toll on the people and families affected. It is an abuse of human rights and a major public health problem because of the long-term consequences for people who have experienced it. As well as the personal tragic impact on every family affected, domestic abuse costs public services £4 billion each year, with the NHS bearing almost half of this cost.

We know people of all ages and backgrounds can experience this pernicious form of harm, but we are playing closer attention to the complex interplay between domestic abuse, poverty and intersectionality.

This talk aims to offer information and resources to support us all to ask the right questions and so help to end the cycle of abuse.

Chair: Dr Emma Wong

12:10 - 12:55

B1: Continuity of care in general practice *FULLY BOOKED*

Research & Innovation

*Session at capacity*

Research & Innovation

Research on continuity of care has been a major focus for the British Journal of General Practice (BJGP) and world-leading research on continuity of care has been embedded at St Leonard’s Research Practice in Exeter. Continuity is associated with lower mortality, fewer acute admissions, lower use of out of hours services, alongside better quality of care including better prescribing, better adherence to medical advice and medication, and cost effectiveness. The aim of this session it to present this evidence on continuity of care and discuss how to prioritise continuity of care in an NHS in crisis.

Chair: Professor Kamila Hawthorne MBE, Chair of RCGP Council, RCGP


B3: Environmental sustainability: What can we expect from CQC?

Sustainability

B4: How to tango in General Practice: recognising and tackling gender inequality in Primary Care

RCGP Priorities

Join us for an interactive panel discussion exploring the role that gender plays in our lives and in the workplace. We will also discuss how we can all advance and champion gender equality in society.


Chair: Dr Margaret Ikpoh, Vice Chair (Professional Development), RCGP

Education Short Papers

A Qualitative Study Exploring the Perceived Factors Amongst International Medical Graduates (IMGs) for Differential Attainment with the Applied Knowledge Test
Presenter: Suhail Amin Tarafdar, GP, Senior Clinical Lecturer, TPD, Institute for Continuing Education (ICE), Cambridge University

MAGIC – The Management Of Acute Emergencies In General Practice Using In Situ Simulation And Checklists. A Focus On Emergency Checklists
Presenter: Anne Maloney , GP, Castle Gardens Surgery

Family Medicine in India: The need of the hour
Presenter: Dr Andy Charley, RCGP UK mentor coordinator & GP Retainer, HEE KSS (Retired Associate Dean)

‘Beneficial for All’ Enabling GP Trainees as Teachers in GP
Presenter: Kelly Doherty, Doctor, NIMDTA

Chair: Dr Judith Danby

Research Short Papers

Referral challenges for early-onset colorectal cancer: a qualitative study in UK primary care

Presenter: Orla O’Neill, GPST3, NIMDTA

Yoga for older adults with multimorbidity: Randomised controlled trial with embedded economic and process evaluations
Presenter: Garry Tew, Professor of Clinical Exercise Science, York St John University

Systematic review exploring barriers and facilitators to women doctor’s career progression and uptake of senior roles in UK general practice.
Presenter: Elin Webster, Academic Foundation Doctor, York Teaching Hospital

‘Women are not just their reproductive organs and their hormonal cycle. That’s the essence of general practice’. Women’s health in GP; a qualitative study. Presenter: Sharon Dixon, Researcher, GP, Medical Sociology and Health Experiences Research Group, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford

Chair: Dr Jane Wilcock

Lunch, networking break, exhibition and ePoster viewing

12:55 - 13:55

Poster Discussions

13:05 - 13:45

SPONSORED SESSION START TIME

13:40

SS9: Microbiome-Gut-Brain Axis and the Role of Probiotic Supplementation in Adults with Major Depressive Disorder sponsored by Bio-Kult *FULLY BOOKED*

Sponsored Sessions

*Session at capacity*

In this talk will discuss the microbiome-gut-brain axis, current evidence for the role of probiotics in this
physiological system and evidence from a recent trial using probiotics in a population with MDD:

  • Overview of the microbiome-gut-brain axis
  • The use of probiotics in clinical research focusing on the microbiome-gut-brain-axis
  • Highlights from a recently published RCT investigating the effects of an 8-week multi-strain probiotic intervention (8 billion CFU/day) in 49 adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) taking antidepressants. This trial was conducted at King’s College London, in collaboration with ADM Protexin and is published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Chair: Dr Edward Russell-Smith, representing the RCGP

13:55 - 14:40

C1: 'Decolonising' the RCGP curriculum - what it means, how we approached it, and what we have learned *FULLY BOOKED*

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in General Practice

*Session at capacity*

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in General Practice

When the RCGP curriculum was revised and published in 2019 it incorporated robust scrutiny through the lens of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. However, in 2021-2, and in common with many other academic institutions, we felt it appropriate to undertake an additional process of ‘decolonising’ the RCGP curriculum.

The aim of this session is to describe the ethos and values that underpinned the work, the process we used and the changes we have implemented as a result. The session will provide an opportunity for engaging with the audience and hearing their own experiences with which to compare our own learning.

Chair: Dr Michael Mulholland


C2: Reduce workload by improving care at the interface between Primary and Secondary Care

Health & Wellbeing

How much time are you spending managing requests for secondary care colleagues? Would you like more time to spend on the work you really want to do and less on unnecessary bureaucracy? Let us show you how we produced a consensus document and developed Primary Secondary Care Interface Groups to encourage the right work to be done by the right person, making things better for you, for them and for your patients.

Chair: Dr Ursula Mason

C3: Drug misuse is everybody's business - destigmatising care

Health Inequalities

RCGP views the record number of drug-related deaths recorded in the UK as a public health emergency.

People who are affected by problem drug use frequently suffer from chronic health issues and many have a background of mental illness, childhood trauma and other adverse experiences.

This interactive session will explore how all GPs can use their expertise to provide holistic care.

By improving the non-specialist GP’s confidence, skills, and understanding of this vulnerable group, we can provide quality care as a first point of contact, embed harm reduction into the physical, psychological and social care options, and reduce stigma.

Chair: Dame Clare Gerada, RCGP President

C4: Winners' Enclosure

RCGP Priorities

The winners of the RCGP/SAPC Outstanding Early Career Researcher Awards, the RCGP/NIHR Clinical Research Network Awards and the Research Paper of the Year Awards will be presenting their work Do come along!

Chair: Prof Carolyn Chew-Graham

C5: Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Short Papers

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in General Practice & race discrimination: A survey to understand experiences
Presenter: Shehla Imtiaz-Umer, GP, GP Task Force, Derbyshire & Wilson Street Surgery

Neurodiversity in the General Practice workforce: Reflections on an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Fellowship
Presenter: Catherine Bell, GP & Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Fellow, GP Task Force Derbyshire

Royal College of General Practitioners Later Career and Retired Members. Our story, older GPs using our experience with kindness.
Presenter: Judith Danby, Chair RCGP Later Career and Retired Members Group, RCGP LCARM

Barriers and enabler to international graduates joining new-to-practice fellowships
Presenter: Katie Collins, GP Associate Dean for International Graduates, HEE Wessex

Chair: Dr Louise Sands

C6: Basic Life Support (inc AED) (13:55-14:55). *FULLY BOOKED*

CPD: Clinical Topics

*Session at capacity*

Basic Life Support

Level 3


14:50 - 15:35

D1: Reclaiming General Practice – taking back control with the everyday science of Wise practice *FULLY BOOKED*

Research & Innovation

Nobody doubts that general practice must change. But current debates rage about contracts, not clinical practice. WiseGP is taking back professional control of front-line patient care. Without tailored, whole-person care, patients and communities suffer: burdened by both too much medicine, and too little. But these scientific-grounded models of generalist practice have been designed out of modern healthcare. Replacing them is the missing link needed in efforts to redesign general practice. WISE GP brings together clinical and academic expertise to champion, develop and sustain the distinct professional knowledge work of whole person healthcare needed to reclaim general practice.

Chair: Dr Victoria Tzortziou Brown

D2: The modern management of type 2 diabetes: the evolution of new therapies and thinking beyond glycaemia

CPD: Clinical Topics

CPD: Clinical Topics

Recently updated NICE guidance (NG28, March 2022) and other major international guidelines have driven a change in how we approach the management of type 2 diabetes in primary care.  We need to think beyond glycaemia and look for the presence of significant co-morbidities such as atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, heart failure and chronic kidney disease.  Newer diabetes therapies such as SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP1 receptor agonists have proven cardiorenal benefits in addition to their glucose-lowering and weight-loss benefits placing them as our pharmacological treatments of choice for the majority of people living with type 2 diabetes

Chair: Dr Ursula Mason

D3: Who Wants To Be A (Millionaire) Mentor

Your GP Career

Your GP Career

It’s here; the session that changes people’s lives. Could you handle the hotseat? Will you use all your lifelines? Do you have the final answer? RCGP Annual Conference proudly presents the gameshow we all love, with a twist!  Your prize is the knowledge and confidence to be an RCGP mentor. 

“Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Mentor” uses the television show format to introduce the RCGP’s revised mentoring offer (https://rcgp.org.uk/mentoring) and encourage people to join the team of mentors who are already contributing to improving morale and retention of GPs in the workforce. 

D4: Vibrant Faculties

RCGP Priorities

Join us to celebrate the work of RCGP’s Faculties (local groups of volunteer members) and understand how you can be part of your local Faculty and have your voice heard in the College. Hosted by the RCGP President and featuring presentations from selected Faculty Leads discussing leadership opportunities, career support and planetary health, following by a networking reception.

Chair: Dame Clare Gerada, RCGP President

D5: Health Inequalities Short Papers

How do medical training pathways affect NHS GP workforce distribution? A mixed methods study focused on understanding healthcare inequalities
Presenter: Liz Brewster, Senior Lecturer, Lancaster University

Steep Decline of Relationship Continuity: predictors of longitudinal variations in English general practices 2018-2022
Presenter: Louis Levene, Honorary Lecturer, University of Leicester

Distressing, Debilitating & Embarrassing Surprising Symptons and the need for Holistic Approach to Menopause Care

Presenter: Dan Reisel, Research Lead, Newson Health Ltd

Chair: Dr Peter Saul

D6: Innovation Short papers

A pioneering approach to primary care system leadership – a vision for future collaborative working to meet the needs of our populations

Presenter: Aaliya Goyal, Nationally Elected Member RCGP Council, RCGP Midland Faculty

Use of an electronic consultation system in an inner city general practice: a mixed-methods service evaluation
Presenter: Katherine Leung, GPST3, Suttons Wharf Health Centre

Healthy Ageing Pharmacogenomics (PGx) and Polypharmacy (HAPPY): Implementing PGx in primary care
Presenter: Jude Hayward, GP Specialist Interest Genetics, Shipley Medical Centre

Facilitating Healthy Deaths – a Course for End-of-Life Carers
Presenter: Paul Thomas, Carer, University of West London

Chair: Dr Jane Wilcock

Networking break, exhibition and ePoster viewing

15:35 - 16:35

Poster Discussions

15:45 - 16:25

SPONSORED SESSION START TIME

15:40

SS10: Sponsored Session by AstraZeneca *FULLY BOOKED*

Sponsored Sessions

*Session at capacity*

This is a promotional symposium sponsored and organised by AstraZeneca

Chair: Dr Louise Sands, representing the RCGP

AstraZeneca

SS11: Key updates to the 2023/2024 Influenza Vaccination Campaign: What do we need to know in Primary Care and advances in Influenza Vaccine Technology and Data sponsored by Sanofi

Sponsored Sessions

Please note this promotional symposium is for GB HealthCare Professionals and excludes Northern Ireland and International delegates.

With the 2023/2024 Influenza Vaccination Campaign fast approaching, are you up to date with the latest updates and
JCVI guidance? This Sanofi sponsored promotional symposium hosted by two renowned primary care experts will
explain key aspects of the primary care 2023/2024 influenza vaccination campaign and how advances in vaccine
technologies and current clinical data helps reduce the burden of influenza for patients, healthcare professionals and
the NHS.

Chair: Dr Jane Wilcock, representing the RCGP

This promotional symposium has been fully organised and funded by Sanofi

Adverse events should be reported. Reporting forms and information can be found at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard. Adverse events should also be reported to the Sanofi drug safety department on Tel: 0800 0902 314 or alternatively, send via e-mail to UK-drugsafety@sanofi.com

Sanofi

SS12: Controversies and health inequalities in the early diagnosis of prostate cancer sponsored by Prostate Cancer UK *FULLY BOOKED*

Sponsored Sessions

*Session at capacity*

Early diagnosis of prostate cancer is evolving. In this session our speakers will explore the NICE Guideline updates in the diagnostic pathway and recent changes such as the introduction of mpMRI and trans-perineal biopsy, discuss the risk for patients and identify what this means in practice.

The session will look at the data around health inequalities, including research that shows later diagnosis of prostate cancer in areas of deprivation. The speakers will focus in particular on the health inequalities for Black men – 1 in 4 of whom will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime – and consider the significantly higher risk of late diagnosis for younger Black men.

Chair: Dr Chris Williams, representing the RCGP

SPONSORED SESSION START TIME

16:15

SS13: La Roche-Posay & CeraVe sponsored Session on Acne Update *FULLY BOOKED*

Sponsored Sessions

*Session at capacity*

A reminder of how to treat mild to moderate acne in primary care, update in treatments and possible future directions.


Chair: Dr Peter Saul, representing the RCGP

 

SS14: An Update on Women's Healthcare sponsored by Gedeon Richter *FULLY BOOKED*

Sponsored Sessions

*Session at capacity*

At Gedeon Richter, we believe that issues affecting women’s health should not get in the way of their ambitions. Our comprehensive gynaecological portfolio aims to address these issues and support healthcare professionals in making treatment decisions that are right for their patients. We invite you to join our session on Thursday 19th October at 16:15 in Theatre 1 where you can take a closer look at our products related to menopause and contraception, and see how we work towards fulfilling our ambition of helping women to achieve theirs.

Chair: Dr Holly Hardy, representing the RCGP

PLENARY

Chair: Professor Kamila Hawthorne MBE, Chair of RCGP Council, RCGP

Spotlight: Health Inequalities

Three inspirational speakers share their learnings on tackling health inequalities in three 15-minutes talks, with audience questions to follow.

Chief Executive Welcome: Chris Askew, CEO, RCGP
Welcome to Scotland: Lord Provost of Glasgow

Day 2


Registration, networking, exhibition and ePoster viewing

08:00 - 09:00

10:10 - 10:55

E1: Mobilizing the expertise of mid career GPs *FULLY BOOKED*

Your GP Career

*Session at capacity*

Your GP Career

In collaboration with the RCGP Professional Standards Working Group, this session will be dedicated to GPs who are mid career. The RCGP has dedicated significant resources to the GP AiT and First Fives. This is the year of the GPs in the midst and the thick of it, to those who have dedicated their professional life to their practices and their patients. We are looking to promote and develop resources specifically for this career stage. By offering a forum and workshop, we will trigger, discuss and understand the professional needs to this group of GPs. We will offer a stage and opportunity to those in clinical practice and to those who are training the future GPs in their practices.

Our colleagues have 10 + years experience as GPs and are facing unprecedented challenges associated with unmet need in local populations, various workforce.

We will hear from colleagues about; a GP trainer – 10 years in and a GP in practice 10 years in – clinical and operational challenges.

This will be captured and developed into an action plan for the RCGP to take forwards through their professional development programme and in collaboration with

Chair: Professor Kamila Hawthorne MBE, Chair of RCGP Council, RCGP

E2: Integrating, embedding, and modernising primary care research

Research & Innovation

The need to move from a “top-down” to a “bottom-up” approach to primary care research has been increasingly highlighted In policy reports. The pandemic demonstrated how when research feels relevant to clinicians and patients, participation levels Increase significantly. However, much more is possible with a wider baseline of engagement at all levels not just in taking part In research but also in developing its direction and making It an Integral part of health care delivery.

The need to move from a “top-down” to a “bottom-up” approach to primary care research has been increasingly highlighted In policy reports. The pandemic demonstrated how when research feels relevant to clinicians and patients, participation levels Increase significantly. However, much more is possible with a wider baseline of engagement at all levels not just in taking part In research but also in developing its direction and making It an Integral part of health care delivery.

Chair: Dr Victoria Tzortziou Brown

E3: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in General Practice & Race Discrimination: How do we change the status quo?

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in General Practice

Nationally, secondary care data has repeatedly shown workplace disparity in discriminatory experiences from patients and colleagues. Whilst work is being done to deliver a national survey for primary care, GP teams have taken the initiative to deliver local surveys. Every survey has identified racial, ethnic or religious discrimination. However, there have been innovative and successful interventions to address these disparities. This session will cover the importance of understanding EDI concepts, and what local experiences have been but also look ahead to learn from what has been delivered to implement change and what else can be done to change the status quo.

Chair: Dr Margaret Ikpoh, Vice Chair (Professional Development), RCGP

E4: Shining a light on the invisible: psychological masonry and reflective practice in primary care

Health Inequalities

This session provides an introduction to the psychodynamic consequences of adversity as they can manifest within primary healthcare settings, and provides an aspirational and relational description of what is often referred to as ‘trauma-informed practice’. It will shine a light on the invisible world of relational care and explore through common scenarios how complications with the care relationship can arise from experiences of early adversity and cause ongoing problems for both patient and clinician.

Chair: Dr Michael Mulholland

E5 Quality Improvement Short Papers

A quality improvement project at Kirton Lindsey and Scotter Surgery to reduce the use of paper in consenting process by 50% by obtaining consent digitally.
Presenter: Satpal Shekhawat, GP Partner, Kirton Lindsey and Scotter Surgery

improving the well-being of administration staff in GP surgery – a collaborative approach to reducing stress levelso
Presenter: Sarah Peterson, GP partner cql, NHS Tayside

Evaluation of the ‘GP Daffodil Standards for Advanced Serious Illness and End of Life Care’ in UK General Practice
Presenter: Stephanie Sivell, Research Fellow / Marie Curie Research Associate, Cardiff University

Educating and empowering students to be the drivers of sustainable change
Presenter: Angela Millar, Lecturer in Undergraduate Healthcare Improvement, University of Dundee

Chair: Dr Jane Wilcock

E6: Innovation & Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Short Papers

“A rose by any other name: would re-branding help general practice?”
Presenter:Tanvi Cheetirala, Medical Student, University of Glasgow

AI and Health Equity in Primary Care: A qualitative, inductive stakeholder exploration of how AI can be implemented in a manner beneficial for health equity. Presenter: Alexander d’Elia, GPST and PhD student, University of Liverpool

Introduction of a transgender healthcare teaching session to General Practice trainees
Presenter: Demi Thompson, GP trainee, Mid Yorkshire Hospital

A patient-centred, interactive digital decision tool to individualise menopause care
Presenter: Aini Kamal, Masters Student, UCL EGA Institute for Women’s Health

Chair: Dr Edward Russell-Smith


E7: Adult Safeguarding - A broad view of the impact of domestic abuse across the lifecourse, with a focus on the impact on those with protected characteristics (10:10-11:10) *FULLY BOOKED*

CPD: Clinical Topics

*Session at capacity*

Domestic abuse is appalling in its toll on the people and families affected. It is an abuse of human rights and a major public health problem because of the long-term consequences for people who have experienced it. As well as the personal tragic impact on every family affected, domestic abuse costs public services £4 billion each year, with the NHS bearing almost half of this cost.

We know people of all ages and backgrounds can experience this pernicious form of harm, but we are playing closer attention to the complex interplay between domestic abuse, poverty and intersectionality.

This talk aims to offer information and resources to support us all to ask the right questions and so help to end the cycle of abuse.

Chair: Dr Ursula Mason

Networking break, exhibition and ePoster viewing

10:55 - 11:55

Poster Discussions

11:05 - 11:45

SPONSORED SESSION START TIME

SS15: La Roche-Posay & CeraVe sponsored Session on Sun-kissed or sun-cursed? *FULLY BOOKED*

Sponsored Sessions

*Session at capacity*

Sunlight plays a pivotal role in stimulating vitamin D synthesis, essential for optimum skin and general health. Sunshine can also alleviate certain inflammatory skin conditions, like psoriasis and eczema. Yet the cumulative effects of ultraviolet radiation can compromise the skin’s structural integrity leading to photoaging. More critically, prolonged and unprotected sun exposure substantially increases the risk of developing melanoma, keratinocyte and other skin cancers. Over the last 50 years, the UK has witnessed a steep increase in all skin cancers. Women and especially younger age groups, show higher skin cancer rates. This talk will outline skin cancer risk and optimum preventative measures.

Chair: Dr Aaliya Goyal, representing the RCGP

SS16: Embracing tomorrow's healthcare: balancing innovation and risk - applying professional guidance and legal principles in evolving primary care environments sponsored by MDDUS *FULLY BOOKED*

Sponsored Sessions

*Session at capacity*

Sponsored Session on Idemnity by MDDUS

Developments in technology and in AI are being utilised to empower patients and improve efficiency and effectiveness of the primary care team. New models of patient care including triage, consultation and review are emerging in a range of ways.

Chair: Dr Alex Lai, representing the RCGP

SS17: The nuts and bolts of digital therapeutics - How digital behaviour-change coaching can support patients in achieving Type 2 Diabetes remission sponsored by Liva Health *FULLY BOOKED*

Sponsored Sessions

*Session at capacity*

There is increasing adoption of digital health tools to support people living with type 2 diabetes. NHS England is currently piloting digitally-delivered versions of the Type 2 Diabetes Path to Remission (T2DR) Programme. Digital personalised services have the potential to overcome many of the barriers people may face in accessing healthcare. Early outcomes are encouraging, with a mean HbA1c reduction of 14mmol/mol and a mean weight loss of 12.3% at 6 months.1

Despite this, awareness of the programme within primary care remains low.

GP Dr Rahul Thakur shares his insights as Clinical Lead for the remote T2DR programme within Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB.

1 Liva Healthcare mid-programme service evaluation

Chair: Dr Chris Provan, representing the RCGP

SPONSORED SESSION START TIME

11:20

SS18: Continuity of care in general practice in cardio-renal disease sponsored by AstraZeneca *FULLY BOOKED*

Sponsored Sessions

*Session at capacity*

This is a promotional symposium sponsored and organised by AstraZeneca

This session investigates the management of hyperkalaemia. It explores what it means to go beyond traditional treatments and focuses on managing cardiovascular and renal patients with hyperkalaemia. It then looks into a real-life case study, and what the benefits of implementing guideline directed medicine therapy can be for your patients and your practice.

Chair: Dr Steve Holmes, representing the RCGP

AstraZeneca

SS19: Science and Leadership during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic sponsored by Moderna *FULLY BOOKED*

Sponsored Sessions

*Session at capacity*

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has been arguably the largest global public health threat since the 1918 influenza pandemic, or the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Governments around the world faced a rapidly encroaching threat, against a backdrop of a globalized world economy, and almost instant dissemination of information (and misinformation). There were no vaccines or antiviral drugs initially available. In that space, science, clinical medicine, public health, politics, and leadership became rapidly intertwined. Prof. Van-Tam served as Deputy Chief Medical Officer (England) during that turbulent and difficult period and, in this lecture, will offer his unique perspective on what happened, and why.

Chair: Dr Onyinye Okonkwo, representing the RCGP

11:55 - 12:40

F1: HALT-ing Homelessness: A tool to identify housing insecurity in primary care

Health Inequalities

Patients could be at risk of losing their home when they interact with primary care clinicians. Acknowledging the grave health outcomes associated with homelessness, identification and prevention is crucial where possible. But how will we know?

Together with the Centre for Homelessness Impact, a research team at Queen’s University, Belfast have identified tools being used in healthcare to identify housing issues for referral to support services, aiming to introduce a tool of this nature to everyday practice in the United Kingdom and Ireland. This session summarises the journey so far with the opportunity to reflect your own experiences.

F2: Antimicrobial resistance -The patient perspective

Sustainability

GPs face many challenges and pressures around antibiotic prescribing. Antibiotic resistance is already a global problem with 700,000 deaths every year attributed to antibiotic resistant infections and predictions of 10M by 2050 if the problem is not successfully addressed. The need for antibiotic stewardship and responsible prescribing is balanced against patient pressures to receive the perceived “wonder drugs”. This session illustrates the impact of resistant infection from patient perspectives, updates on current issues in antimicrobial resistance and the work of the patient support service at the charity Antibiotic Research UK .

Chair: Dr Jamie Hynes

F3: Where it all starts: primary care placements are the future of medical student teaching in the UK, which is the future of the NHS.

Medical Education

Primary care is pivotal to the future of medical student teaching in the UK. The Labour party have already stated they intend to double medical student numbers if they win the next election. However, without an oven-ready blueprint for strengthening and expanding undergraduate primary care education, plans such as these are likely to fail. This session describes the current nature, value, imperatives, and challenges regarding clinical teaching in the primary care setting. It will then suggest solutions and cast a vision for the future of teaching medical students in general practice … which is the future of the NHS.

Chair: Dr Ursula Mason

F4: The Future General Practitioner: What will I need to thrive in Primary Care?

RCGP Priorities

General Practice has seen another challenging year of high workloads, difficulties in retention and a stretched workforce. Join our panel for an interactive discussion around the tools and strategies we need to thrive in Primary Care. 

Chair: Dr Emma Wong

F5: Audit & Practice Survey Short Papers

Audit to assess responses to suspected cancer EMIS alerts for patients with unexplained thrombocytosis in general practice.

Presenter: Isabella Busa, Medical Student, University of Oxford

Ask About Alcohol: Audit of alcohol intake quantification during general practice consultations for depression ,

Presenter: Andrew Macaulay, Foundation Doctor, NHS GGC

Survey of Menopause management in General Practice. Improvement recommendations including using the Greene Climacteric Score

Presenter: Charles Numbere, Doctor, West Midlands Deanery

Audit of routine preschool immunisation uptake in an ethnically diverse, socially disadvantaged local authority

Presenter: Yunzila Mirza, Foundation Year 1 Doctor, Yunzila Mirza


Chair: Dr Jane Wilcock

F6: Child Sexual Abuse: Learning lessons from the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) and how we in primary care can identify, and respond to, child sexual abuse (11:55-12:55) *FULLY BOOKED*

CPD: Clinical Topics

*Session at capacity*

Child Sexual Abuse: Learning lessons from the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) and how we in primary care can identify, and respond to, child sexual abuse

Level 3

Chair: Dr Rowena Christmas, GP

Lunch, networking break, exhibition and ePoster viewing

12:40 - 13:40

SPONSORED SESSION START TIME

12:45

SS20: Talk menopause transform lives sponsored by Besins

Sponsored Sessions

This is a promotional symposium sponsored by Besins Healthcare.


Chair: Dr Dirk Pilat, representing the RCGP

Besins Healthcare

SS21: Migraine Management in Primary Care: New NHS Guidance and the role of an oral CGRP receptor antagonist sponsored by Pfizer

Sponsored Sessions

Prescribing information for GB and NI can be found here.
Adverse event reporting can be found at the bottom of this page.

This is a promotional symposium intended for UK HCPs, organised and funded by Pfizer Ltd. Please note, this
session will discuss Pfizer products. Job code: PP-NNT-GBR-0927; Date of preparation: October 2023.

This 45-minute symposium will provide GPs with an update on the new NNAG Headache Pathway, GIRFT Outpatient Guidance and Scottish pathways published in 2023 to get an understanding of the changing headache management/treatment pathways, and their integration into primary care. It will briefly highlight the burden and current unmet needs experienced by people living with migraine and provide an overview of the current treatment options available within primary care. Case studies will be used to help illustrate common management scenarios and patient profiles within primary care.

Chair: Dr Chris Williams, representing the RCGP

Adverse events should be reported. Reporting forms and information can be found at https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk/ or search for MHRA Yellow Card in Google Play or Apple App Store. Adverse events should also be reported to Pfizer Medical Information on 01304 616161

SS22: Sponsored Session by AstraZeneca *FULLY BOOKED*

Sponsored Sessions

*Session at capacity*

This is a promotional symposium sponsored and organised by AstraZeneca

Chair: Dr Khaled Zeidan, representing the RCGP

AstraZeneca

SPONSORED SESSION START TIME

13:20

SS23: Sponsored Session

Sponsored Sessions

SS24: Sponsored Session

Sponsored Sessions

13:40 - 14:25

G1: Leadership and management education for general practice careers: learning from evaluation of the Next Generation GP Programme *FULLY BOOKED*

Medical Education

This highly interactive session will use the findings of an independent academic evaluation of the Next Generation GP development programme to explore and debate how the management and leadership educational needs of GPs might be met in the UK over the coming decade. Consideration will be given to how this increasingly important area of medical education can be designed and offered so that GP trainees and GPs at all stages of their career are well-prepared and supported for leadership roles within practices, multi-disciplinary teams, primary care or locality networks, at-scale primary care organisations, and integrated care systems or health boards.

G2: Working together to improve menopause care

CPD: Clinical Topics

The menopause is an important life stage for many women and has attracted much media attention recently. Apart from hot flushes and night sweats, there are other non-specific symptoms which can present to the primary care clinician. The management can include, but not limited to, hormone treatments but not everyone wants or needs them.

Using case studies, we will discuss when menopause could be considered as part of a holistic assessment without medicalising it, how to have honest conversations about utility of hormone treatments and what other management strategies could be considered.

This workshop does not cover the therapeutics.

G3: RCGP Research Showcase: The power of General Practice and a land of opportunity

Research & Innovation

Research has a vital role in improving patient care. The RCGP supports research in many ways offering many opportunities for GPs. This session will explore these opportunities and show the true power of General Practice. It will celebrate (with the NIHR) the many recent incredible achievements including the largest, fastest recruiting community trial worldwide (PANORAMIC).

This session includes the Oxford-RCGP Research and Surveillance Centre (RSC), and how it informs research, college policy, disease spread and vaccine effectiveness. This has a direct patient benefit and opportunities for GPs to engage and deliver research in their own practice.

G5: Wining Poster presentations

Short papers

Chair: Dr Louise Sands

G6: Child Safeguarding Child Sexual Abuse: Learning lessons from the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) and how we in primary care can identify, and respond to, child sexual abuse (13:40-14:40) *FULLY BOOKED*

CPD: Clinical Topics

*Session at capacity*

Child Sexual Abuse: Learning lessons from the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) and how we in primary care can identify, and respond to, child sexual abuse

Level 3

Chair: Dr Sian Tucker


Networking break, exhibition and ePoster viewing

14:25 - 15:25

SPONSORED SESSION START TIME

14:30

SS25: Sponsored Session

Sponsored Sessions

*Session at capacity*

Prescribing information for GB and NI can be found here.
Adverse event reporting can be found at the bottom of this page.

This is a promotional symposium intended for UK HCPs, organised and funded by Pfizer Ltd. Please note, this
session will discuss Pfizer products. Job code: PP-NNT-GBR-0927; Date of preparation: October 2023.

This 45-minute symposium will provide GPs with an update on the new NNAG Headache Pathway, GIRFT Outpatient Guidance and Scottish pathways published in 2023 to get an understanding of the changing headache management/treatment pathways, and their integration into primary care. It will briefly highlight the burden and current unmet needs experienced by people living with migraine and provide an overview of the current treatment options available within primary care. Case studies will be used to help illustrate common management scenarios and patient profiles within primary care.

Chair: Dr Chris Williams, representing the RCGP

Adverse events should be reported. Reporting forms and information can be found at https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk/ or search for MHRA Yellow Card in Google Play or Apple App Store. Adverse events should also be reported to Pfizer Medical Information on 01304 616161

SS26: Migraine Management in Primary Care: New NHS Guidance and the role of an oral CGRP receptor antagonist sponsored by Pfizer *FULLY BOOKED*

Sponsored Sessions

SS27: La Roche-Posay & CeraVe sponsored Session on Sun-kissed or sun-cursed? *FULLY BOOKED*

Sponsored Sessions

*Session at capacity*

Sunlight plays a pivotal role in stimulating vitamin D synthesis, essential for optimum skin and general health. Sunshine can also alleviate certain inflammatory skin conditions, like psoriasis and eczema. Yet the cumulative effects of ultraviolet radiation can compromise the skin’s structural integrity leading to photoaging. More critically, prolonged and unprotected sun exposure substantially increases the risk of developing melanoma, keratinocyte and other skin cancers. Over the last 50 years, the UK has witnessed a steep increase in all skin cancers. Women and especially younger age groups, show higher skin cancer rates. This talk will outline skin cancer risk and optimum preventative measures.

Chair: Dr Peter Burke, representing the RCGP

SPONSORED SESSION START TIME

14:45

SS28: Sponsored Session

Sponsored Sessions

Chair: Dr Khaled Zeidan, representing the RCGP

SS29: Sponsored Session

Sponsored Sessions

SS30: Sponsored Session

Sponsored Sessions

15:25 - 16:10

H1: How simulation can be used to enhance interprofessional working and the management of acutely unwell patients in a primary care environment *FULLY BOOKED*

CPD: Clinical Topics

All areas of the National Health Service are under increasing pressure and with Accident and Emergency departments advising patients to avoid attending and waits for ambulances becoming longer, more acutely ill patients are presenting to us in primary care. Therefore, being able to recognise and manage unwell patients attending GP practices has never been more vital. Optimal management of the patient necessitates a whole team approach.

In this workshop we will demonstrate how simulation training around managing emergencies empowers practice teams to manage acutely unwell patients safely and efficiently.

Chair: Dr Sharon Russell

H2: Young People and Social media, the good, the bad and the ugly

Health & Wellbeing

It’s becoming increasingly clear that social media is having a detrimental effect on the mental health and wellbeing of our young people.

It’s unclear if the online safety bill currently under review in parliament will be able to reverse some of the harms arising.

This session proposes to provide an overview of the current evidence in this area, what can and is being done to combat the harm from social media, and a suite of approaches for use in practice when talking to young people and their carers about social media use, eg communication skills, use of patient engagement tools, signposting to helpful websites/apps.

H3: An appraisal and active discussion of how best to equip GPs to thrive in a modern primary care workforce

Medical Education

The speakers will explore the range skills required to work effectively as a GP in the context of a rapidly expansing multi-professional workforce.

Participants will be asked to discuss and share which skills are of the highest priority to be taught and developed during GP training and in the first years post completion of training.

The speakers will present an overview of some ideas to aid the discussion. This will include a presentation of an innovative approach to developing the supervision skills of GPs in training in East Devon.

H4: Neurodiversity in the General Practice workforce

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in General Practice

With an estimated 15-20% of the population considered to be ‘neurodivergent’, an awareness of neurodiversity in our patients is essential for delivering high-quality care. However, we believe that recognising neurodivergence in both our colleagues and ourselves is equally important, for our own wellbeing as well as that of our patients and the workforce as a whole. In this session, we will use interactive case studies informed by the lived experience of neurodivergent healthcare staff with Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia and Dyspraxia to explore how to recognise this undervalued group, access individual support and create a more ‘neurodiversity-friendly’ practice environment.

Chair: Dr Ursula Mason

H5: Basic Life Support (inc AED) (15:25-16:25) *FULLY BOOKED*

CPD: Clinical Topics

*Session at capacity*

Basic Life Support

Level 3

16:20 - 17:20

CLOSING PLENARY


Chair: Professor Kamila Hawthorne MBE, Chair of RCGP Council, RCGP

Research paper of the year

John Hunt Lecture: Professor Brendan Delaney

Presidents Address: Dame Clare Gerada, President, RCGP